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Bordered by the city of Jacksonville on the west and the Atlantic Coast to the east, Camp Lejeune is a large Marine Corps base in eastern North Carolina. The home of the II Marine Expeditionary Force, the 2nd Marine Division, the 2nd Marine Logistics Group and other combat units, the 156,000-acre camp has 11 miles of beaches and 98 maneuver areas. The base and surrounding community is home to about 180,000 people and annually generates nearly $3 billion in commerce, as of 2010. Four campgrounds are 30 minutes or less from Camp Lejeune's main entrance.

Hawkins Creek Campground

Seven minutes from Camp Lejeune, the Hawkins Creek Campground (hawkinscreekcampground.com) is in the town of Hubert. Its camping sites are in shaded areas along the creek where guests can canoe and kayak. It features three catch-and-release ponds. Most of the sites are full hook-ups, and a dump station for RV sanitation needs is also on the grounds. Other amenities include restrooms, showers and a coin-operated laundry room. Nightly, weekly and monthly rates are available. Hawkins Creek also has primitive sites where guests can pitch tents.

Cabin Creek Campground

The Cabin Creek Campground (campingfriend.com), located about 15 minutes east of Camp Lejeune, has full hook-up RV sites, primitive tent sites and cabins available for rent. Standard amenities include restrooms, showers, a laundry room and picnic tables. Ice and propane gas are also sold on the grounds. Additional facilities include a camp store, a clubhouse and a playground. Daily, weekly, monthly and extended-stay rates are available. Discounts are also offered to AAA members and military families. Cabin Creek is a five-minute walk from Sea Gull Recreations, which has a miniature golf course, a driving range and batting cages.

White Oak Shores Camping & RV Resort

The White Oak Shores Camping & RV Resort (whiteoakshores.com) is 20 minutes to the east of Camp Lejeune in the town of Stella. This is a good choice for fishermen. The resort, which is located along the banks of the White Oak River as well as coastal marshes on Bogue Sound, has a fishing pier and a camp store that sells bait and tackle. Another highlight is its White Oak Shores Mini Water Park, which has a water slide and swimming pool. A playground, basketball and volleyball courts, and horseshoe pits are also on the grounds. Camping options include full hook-up RV sites as well as more primitive tent sites. For comfort and convenience it has restrooms, showers and a laundry facility.

Holiday Trav-L-Park Resort

About a half-hour to the east of Camp Lejeune, the Holiday Trav-L-Park Resort (htpresort.com) is in the Atlantic Coast town of Emerald Isle. A boardwalk from the campground goes directly to the beach. This is a large campground with 325 full hook-up RV sites that have picnic tables. Showers, restrooms and a laundry room are on the grounds as well as an arcade room, a playground and a swimming pool. The resort's convenience store sells wine and groceries. Among its planned activities are movies, live entertainment on weekends and an annual Fourth of July parade.

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